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Your mark is 20,5/25 =} 16,5/20
Commentary - Very good !
Titre : Arnie wants Mexican border closed
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1.TRUE or FALSE:
a. Arnold Schwarzenegger wants the USA-Mexico border closed. T / F Your answer =} T
b. He wants the borders closed to combat drug and people trafficking. T / F Your answer =} F
c. An assistant realized his blunder and jumped to his rescue. T / F Your answer =} T
d. Arnie’s aide said he wants the borders tightly sealed. T / F Your answer =} F
e. Arnie described security at the Mexican border as “lax”. T / F Your answer =} F
f. Arnie believes American states should have more control over immigration. T / F Your answer =} T
g. A Democrat said Arnie had an open-minded approach to immigration. T / F Your answer =} T
h. Arnie’s views were said to be politically extreme and irrational. T / F Your answer =} F
2,5/4 pts
2.SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article:
Example (a) combat = fight
(a) combat……./………. jump =} combat = fight
(b) tough-talking……./………. assistant =} tough-talking =opinionated
(c) aide……./………. slack =} aide = assistant
(d) clarify……./………. fight =} clarify = straighten out
(e) impromptu……./………. faux pas =} impromptu = unreheaesed
(f) lax……./………. curtail =} lax = slack
(g) lamented……./………. opinionated =} lamented = deplored
(h) pounce……./………. unrehearsed =} pounce = jump
(i) gaffe……./………. straighten out =} gaffe =
(j) ratchet down……./………. deplored =} ratchet down = curtail
4/4,5 pts
3.PHRASE MATCH: Match the following phrases from the article (sometimes more than one combination is possible):
Example (a) Schwarzenegger has called for the USA to close the borders
(a) Schwarzenegger has called……./………. to his rescue
(b) volunteering……./………. limitation
(c) An aide was quick to jump……./………. extremists
(d) impromptu……./………. his views
(e) damage……./………. to pounce on Arnie’s gaffe
(f) border……./………. for the USA to close the borders
(g) He stressed……./………. policy-makers
(h) Democrats were quick……./………. the need for tougher measures
(i) political……./………. security
(j) rational……./………. immigration
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Ecrivez vos réponses à la question 3 ci-dessous :
(a) Schwarzenegger has called for the USA to close the borders
(b) volunteering =} his vews
(c) An aide was quick to jump =} to his rescue
(d) impromptu =} immigration
(e) damage =} limitation
(f) border =} security
(g) He stressed =} the need for tougher measures
(h) Democrats were quick =} to pounces on arnie's gaffe
(i) political =} extremists
(j) rational =} Policy-makers
4/4,5 pts
4.Choisissez 4 questions (n'importe lesquelles) et rédigez une réponse en anglais (30 mots environ pour chaque réponse):
a. What’s your initial reaction when you see an Arnold Schwarzenegger headline?
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b. Was there anything in the story that was typical of Arnie?
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c. Did you agree with anything you read?
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d. What do you think of Arnie?
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e. What do you think of the American dream?
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f. What do you think of Mexicans illegally crossing America’s borders?
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g. Shouldn’t Arnie be more understanding, considering he was once an immigrant?
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h. Do bad actors make good politicians?
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i. Do you like Schwarzenegger movies? - yes I like Schwarzenegger's movies like Terminator because there is a lot of action and explosions and its it's a typical movies.
2/3 pts (Your answer is too short and simple)
j. Are Arnold Schwarzenegger’s views those of an extremist?
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k. Is illegal immigration a problem in your country?
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l. Are you happy with the immigration policies your country has?
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m. What problems do illegal immigrants cause? - the problem is that there are a lot of people coming in to the country and you can't help everyone and that it has a very high economic cost
2,5/3 pts
n. What are the benefits of immigration, illegal or otherwise?
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o. Do illegal immigrants fill a gap in the labor market?
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p. What should be done to illegal immigrants if they are caught?
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q.
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r. Would you like to emigrate to another country?- I do not want to immigrate to another country because I find that France is a very beautiful country whether culturally or economically and I think it is a stable country
3/3 pts
s. Have you ever worked illegally in another country?
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t. Have you ever made an impromptu speech?
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u. Have you ever jumped to someone’s rescue?- sometimes I do things that seem crazy to me like once I caught a person groating ("groating" doesn't exist) from a discomfort and I gave him first aid
2,5/3 pts
v. Did you like this discussion?
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